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{{Battles_Infobox
{{Battles_Infobox
|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
|partof=[[:Category:Indian Mutiny|Indian Mutiny]]
|date=17 August 1857
|date=15 August 1857
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rohtak Rohtak, Haryana]   
|location=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kharkhoda Kharkhoda, Haryana]   
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|presidency=[[Bengal]]  
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=28.886422,76.589332&z=10&t=h&hl=en 28.886422°N 76.58933°E]   
|co-ordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=28.874855,76.913027&z=10&t=h&hl=en 28.874855°N 76.913027°E]   
|result=British victory
|result=British victory
|territory=
|territory=
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|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|combatant2=Rebel Sepoys
|commander1=[[William Hodson|Lieut William Hodson]]
|commander1=[[William Hodson|Lieut William Hodson]]
|commander2=Babar Khan
|commander2=Bisharut Ali
|strength1= 233 Hodson's Horse<br>103 Guide Cavalry<br>25 Jhind horsemen with 6 European officers
|strength1= 233 Hodson's Horse<br>103 Guide Cavalry<br>25 Jhind horsemen with 6 European officers
|strength2= 300 horsenmen<br>900 matchlockmen
|strength2=  
|casualties1=
|casualties1= 7 wounded
|casualties2=  
|casualties2=  
}}
}}
'''This event was part of the [[Delhi Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]'''
'''This event was part of the [[Delhi Campaign]] during the [[Indian Mutiny]]'''
== Hodson's Detachment ==
*6 European officers
*103 sabres  [[Corps of Guides, Punjab Frontier Force|Guides Cavalry]]
*233 sabres [[Hodson's Horse]]
*25 sabres Jhind Horse
== Wounded in action ==
Guides Cavalry:
*Duffadar Goojur
*Darogha Jairam Sing
*Sowar Sultan (slightly)<br />
Hodson's Horse:
*[[Hugh Henry Gough|Lt Gough]] (slightly)
*Naib Rissaldar Hookum Sing (severely)
*Jemadar Ahmed Beg (slightly)
*Sowar Sooltan Sing (severely)
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Kharkhoda<br>
Variants: Kharkhauda/Khurkowdah/Khurkowdeh


== External Links ==
== External Links ==
*[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armycampaigns/indiancampaigns/mutiny/mutiny.htm Indian Mutiny 1857-58] British Empire Website
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XaxbAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA106&dq=Khurkowdah&hl=en&ei=ha2eTvq1EsrsOfSyoa8D&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEYQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q&f=false Hodson's despatch] Google Books
*[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vJ4HFt5S8CcC&pg=PA153&dq=Rohtak+1857&as_brr=3&ei=pCrRSKyEA4HwjgHX4eHmAw&sig=ACfU3U3aB9oojWlaXJeHhLh04H4PCeo5Jw#PPA152,M1 Action at Rohtak] Google Books
 
== Recommended Reading ==
*[http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Military_reading_list ''The Last Mughal''] by William Dalrymple (2006) Review in Fibis Military Reading List
*[http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Military_reading_list ''The Indian Mutiny : 1857''] by Saul David (2002)  Review in Fibis Military Reading List




[[Category:Battles|Rohtak, Battle of]]
[[Category:Battles|Khurkowdah, Action at]]
[[Category:Delhi Campaign|Rohtak, Battle of]]
[[Category:Delhi Campaign|Khurkowdah, Action at]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Rohtak, Battle of]]
[[Category:Indian Mutiny|Khurkowdah, Action at]]

Latest revision as of 17:28, 19 October 2011

Action at Khurkowdah
Part of Indian Mutiny
Date: 15 August 1857
Location: Kharkhoda, Haryana
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 28.874855°N 76.913027°E
Result: British victory
Combatants
East India Company
Hodson's Horse
Rebel Sepoys
Commanders
Lieut William Hodson Bisharut Ali
Strength
233 Hodson's Horse
103 Guide Cavalry
25 Jhind horsemen with 6 European officers
Casualties
7 wounded

This event was part of the Delhi Campaign during the Indian Mutiny

Hodson's Detachment

Wounded in action

Guides Cavalry:

  • Duffadar Goojur
  • Darogha Jairam Sing
  • Sowar Sultan (slightly)

Hodson's Horse:

  • Lt Gough (slightly)
  • Naib Rissaldar Hookum Sing (severely)
  • Jemadar Ahmed Beg (slightly)
  • Sowar Sooltan Sing (severely)

Spelling Variants

Modern name: Kharkhoda
Variants: Kharkhauda/Khurkowdah/Khurkowdeh

External Links

Hodson's despatch Google Books